What Is Happening In SHIELD HERO!? The Truth Behind Ost & The Tortoise Arc - Season 2 Cut Content

[@AniNews]

Thanks for watching everyone! PSA: If any of you do decide to use it, any super thanks comments on my most recently uploaded video will be acknowledged at the end of the next video. Consider this a substitute to the Patreon I never made.

[@olandir]

wow, they have really changed around this season. I admit I was wrong about them cutting the second battle, but they put Raphtalia and Naphomi together in the other world so they are really trying to compress this season.

[@wazniak21]

@Alduin C 2

[@acetheexplorer3609]

When are you going to continue this season???

[@naotohex]

I feel like this season might unintentionally kill off the series as a whole. They tried to get to the action so fast that they failed as a whole and now a really important arc is just a mess to sit through

[@jmsunday]

@@jeddllau I’m not supposed to say this, but it’s best to say for you have low expectations Sorry my English is not too good, I from Japan

[@olandir]

Season three is already confirmed I believe, but you never know.

[@naotohex]

@@olandir Yes. Im aware. Its only 13 episodes so its basically only like half a season compared to season 1. Its sort of like they split the season in half.

[@rene280195]

@@olandir Yea but this kind of things kill and anime, like ir people in Japan stop watching Shield Hero due to this season, it doesn't matter if there is a 3rd one because the bad ratings of this one can get it in an spiral of low ratings that end up in the cancelation of any futher project. Is not uncommon for a second season to kill a serie or send it to oblivion even when the first one was good

[@Kaimine08]

You're not wrong. I understand why they wanted to move to the actiion faster because its A LOT of building things up to move on to the next arc and some may lose interest in that; however, its important to have these events in the story or else...you get this. A series that feels like it had one major plot and then it kind of fades into obscurity after they moved past that plot point. Buildint it up would have shown why the Spirit Tortoise is important and would have set the scene as this isn't the first time the author does this in order to move on to something new. Now it just feels like...filler.

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

I'm glad this channel's around because if you've never read The Manga or LN's, & only had this season of the Anime to Gauge the entire series off. You'd have NO clue how much soruce material is missing from Season 2. & some people might end up hating the entire series because of it. 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@BronzeOrwin]

No, I'd know. Whenever nothing makes any sense in an adaptation it's pretty obvious. Love the cut content series regardless, though.

[@nhagan001]

That is the biggest loss of all. The anime is the “face” of your series. You ain’t gonna get a new audience to read your Source Material if you drive them away. Get a bad reputation as an anime, and you lose any chance of getting their spending power as well.

[@CODYoungGunna]

@@nhagan001 to a western audience yes, but in Japan an anime is normally just something that is used to promote the sourse material. I cannot tell you the number of anime that only have 1 season and will never have another one and was only created to drive the sales of its light novel or manga.

[@leelii5068]

You'll get spoiled In this channel and watch your own risk.. if the spoilers came out..and you don't knew anything. M

[@BronzeOrwin]

@@leelii5068 better to actually know what's going on, since they skip so much imo. even in season 1 reading the novel really fills a lot of gaps

[@anttibra]

Thank you from all this Shield Hero content. I bought all light novels after seeing your videos on season 1, and I love this story, and wish others could enjoy it at least half as much as I do. It is unfortunate how season 2 is basically any% speedrun of the story.

[@justsomedude2636]

Literally did the same, finished season one, watched this channel, bought all the LNs and have loved it since. Can’t say I’m thrilled with them rushing to get to the next arc but after all the setbacks but still hoping the upcoming action/arc make up for the mishaps

[@nhagan001]

@@justsomedude2636 I better see the later half of this season become Ghibli-level storytelling for the dumpster fire that this first half has been...

[@Sensei_gojo]

I’ve been meaning to continue to watch it but I think I’ve dropped it. I haven’t been keeping up with it at all Seeing as how it was treated, I’m a lot less motivated

[@justsomedude2636]

@@nhagan001 I became a ride or die of this series after season one and reading the LN’s. This season is getting difficult to defend. I agree it needs to kick it into overdrive these next few episodes because it’ll be such a waste to see shield bro go out like this, they deserve better

[@pelonio6181]

It's nice to See i'm not the only one that decided to buy the novels after watching AniNews. I, too, really don't like how they skipped important context but at the same time I want to get volume 14-16 adapted as soon as possible because it's my second favourite part of the story. Season 3 should be as great as S1 so i hope we won't stop at only three and maybe even get the whole story adapted someday.

[@ESpencer97]

Would also like to point out that while Naofumi and Co. were inside the turtle, it was the coalition along with Fitoria on a freaking tank that was keeping the turtle at bay. The anime completely skipped Fitoria's involvement at all. Its sad to see all this skipping and rearrangement of content that gets rid of any context as to what is going on

[@silicon878]

Bruh I can’t believe they killed fitoria’s screentime, UNFORGIVABLE.

[@MegaGreenkirby]

@@silicon878 They haven't if you see the PVs...she'll probably have some of her fight next episode.

[@whyjnot420]

@@MegaGreenkirby Speaking from the future here, you are indeed correct. She has not been cut from this battle. But as hinted at by the last part of S1 being from volume TEN of the LN, while this part of S2 is volume 6, rearrangement is the name of the game. Granted, Tensura played that game too, though not in as pronounced a way, with the state visit to Dwargon.

[@andresfuentes4374]

Please continue making content for Shield hero. It is very informative and it's giving me a better outlook on season 2.

[@statesminds]

I hope the anime turns around bc it deserves better. It's a good series.

[@aidenguex1041]

Thank you for this context and missing content series for this season. This season is so rushed that it’s hard to understand what is going on, let alone feel attached to the plot

[@kfk4441]

Dude your videos are mandatory for following up the story with the anime, thank you so much. I love anime but I'm not into manga, these videos are life savers.

[@LeoArmada]

I am so disappointed with this season, it could have been soo much better, truly a shame.

[@cizz8315]

yeah i would rather wait for another season then skip parts of story i feel like only manga readers would enjoy this season.

[@flappeercraft7979]

Yeah, especially since this season got delayed so much I was expecting better

[@BronzeOrwin]

@@cizz8315 That's what i plan to do.... only option seems to be to read the manga

[@firestarter77]

@@cizz8315 As a manga reader I stopped watching season 2 3 mins into the first episode. But I've been down on the anime adaptation since the second cour of season 1. It didn't have the same tone as the manga which turned me off but I looked past it because I enjoy the source material. This season makes me think they never read the source material at all.

[@therodyman700]

@@cizz8315 I don't though Spirit Turtle arc just drags on and on and isn't really that interesting. the only part of the arc i found enjoyable was the training and actually seeing the results of that training... you know... the part they completely skipped..

[@Villain_in_Glasses]

In all honesty if it didn't already have a confirmed season 3 I would be so concerned with the direction at this point that I may have just dropped it and I don't do that easily. Looking at it that way it makes sense that they announced it so early. Almost like they knew people would need an assurance that they'll fill in the details later.

[@OwnerOfGlory]

having a 3rd season confirmed won't be a reassurance for this show, it actually might do the opposite, i can't find anyone praising this season but they are already working on season 3? most people won't even finish this season, let alone look forward to the next. You have the anime "Kingdom" as proof of that, because of the first 2 seasons CGI the 3rd season and 4th are completely irrelevant, and the only problem is the CGI not story.

[@Villain_in_Glasses]

@@OwnerOfGlory I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm sure there are some out there who've already dropped it because it's just not good regardless of the third season announcement. I'm also sure there are those who have dropped it because, like you've said, the third season makes it seem like they don't care and are rushing through season two. However I'm not one of those people yet, because there is a season three I'm still hopeful they'll elaborate on some of the missing plot points and go into a little more depth here and there. Though I'm also one of those people who would never drop an anime for bad CGI as in your Kingdom example. I can acknowledge it as being bad sure but I'm not gonna drop the whole show because it looks funky, at least not as long as the story is still good. I've never stopped playing a game with "bad" graphics for the same reason, there's more to an anime or a game than just the way it looks.

[@horo-horoxdive8046]

Is more like a Season 2 part2.aka.Split Cour. Because no way in Hell they can fit ALL this Arc in only 12 episodes. But well... Since they already are butchering this much I think they don't mind cutting even more stuff until they fit in 12 EPS.

[@KazeShikamaru]

@@horo-horoxdive8046 Seems like episode 6 will be the end of the arc with how it is looking.

[@lordtrinen2249]

They're really doing this backwards. It reminds of the aftermath of the cancelled live-action Cowboy Bebop series. The lead writer of the show went on a very salty tirade on Twitter and one tweet that stuck out to me was her saying something like, "Damn shame! We had some really awesome scripts prepared for season 2!" She made it sound like they were saving the best for later and really put their A game into season 2. My first thought was, "You're saving the best stuff for later? You don't do that. You need to bring your A game to everything you do or else you'll ultimately flub it and people will lose interest." Them supposedly fixing the shortcomings of season 2 of Shield Hero with season 3 feels the same way. I'm going to continue watching because I'm curious to see if/how they fix the shortcomings thus far but fumbling too hard with season 2 will just leave fewer people willing to entertain season 3.

[@MegaBusterDude]

I swear man. The smoothe brain logic these ppl have are quite something. "I know this arc was setup but i didnt like it, so its good that they're rushing the setup for the next arc." Literally forgetting the setup. Just imagine Toei rushing Zou and Whole Cake just so to get to Wano Faster in One Piece. Idiotic takes these ppl.

[@grizzly5986]

Aloha from Hawaii 🤙. Am in total agreement with you-- the massive amounts of missing context makes season 2 confusing and way less enjoyable. Big thanks for helping us viewers gain back key missing content in your vids!

[@AniNews]

Glad you found them so useful. Thanks for watching them!

[@Gatsby3737]

I feel like this whole arc would have been better served as a movie if this is what they were gonna do to it. I feel bad for any Shield Hero fans, y’all are getting done dirty

[@sammybear2915]

You brought everything together without taking away the intrigue. That is why I like this channel.

[@Bakuan]

Thanks you for doing justice for this series. As a read of the light novel, it pains me to see what has been skipped. At least in this way people will the know the way it should have been presented.

[@nhagan001]

Kamina always talked about “yours is the drill that will pierce the heavens!”… He never mentioned the drill that is used to dig the grave for series that die from bad adaptations.

[@whyjnot420]

That is because it is not a drill. It is a hole eaten by acid which spills to the ground straight out of the stomach after a series has been disemboweled by the adaptation.

[@Czezer]

its sad that i enjoyed watching your ten minute video summary basically, more than actually watching the show itself. man how the mighty have fallen

[@osrsweims]

This season has sped run itself into a hole to the point that if I wasn't watching your cut content I'd be so f****** lost and I love watching this show religiously, feels like I waited 3 years for them to give me the last season of game of thrones all over again

[@rene280195]

Feel You bro

[@nick1wasd]

I get that they want to get to the Fantasy World #2 arc, but they've botched the Spirit Tortoise Incident so hard that I'm appalled the author/story board team let it slide. The rematch fight and exploring the caverns is the best part of the arc, what with Naofumi needing to work with L'Arc, Glass, the Shadows and different military forces of the different countries, cutting down regenerating walls trying to reach Kyo. It's such a good showcase of the girl's (Raphtalia and Filo) progression and new abilities... Like, they just gloss over that Filo can use Drifta tier magic now! THAT'S A BIG DEAL!

[@KazeShikamaru]

The arc has pacing issues. They could have fixed that.

[@tastysteak9943]

Lol yeah seriously They just skipped a whole lot of chapter Oh also getting clue from some mural on how to kill the tortoise boss I think that was quite important

[@themasterofw4295]

Wait naofumi didnt just say get lost to them ... sigh

[@nathanfernandes7085]

The studio is doing Shield Hero dirty... Even after the delay damn man

[@InTheWrongTimeline]

I can appreciate the desire to help us understand... unfortunately they did such a horrible job with the first episode of the season that it broke my give a shit for the show, which is unfortunate because I seriously love the "Betrayed by my allies and came back super strong" storyline.

[@tbhsin]

I appreciate the time you invest to make these cut content videos. You’re doing gods work giving us a new interpretation on things

[@GodHasOffWhite]

I'm happy I'm still able to enjoy the hodgepodge of what they're calling season 2 thanks to these videos

[@kadenmcinnis2440]

Rewatched ur videos countless times. Keep up the great work 👍🏼

[@AniNews]

haha glad you like them enough to rewatch them so many times!

[@joaodeon]

Thank you very much, I was really confused with all this turtle history now everything makes sense

[@BaoHadir]

People have said they're rushing to reach the Otherworld arc, and it was assumed it would start in season 3. Unless they drag the hell out of the rest of season 2 and whip out filler and/or recap episodes, the beginning of the next arc will be in this season.

[@nhagan001]

Oh I wish I could assume they were only going to cover the beginning... at the rate they are going (roughly 100 pages an episode), they could easily cover Novels 8 and 9 of the Otherworld Arc...

[@zafranorbian757]

Kizuna is in the OP, they will definetly start if not finish that arc this season.

[@BaoHadir]

@@zafranorbian757 I'm expecting the escape will happen, maybe the dragon hourglass. Then we'll have to wait for season 3.

[@marivelarmitage5244]

@@BaoHadir Doubt that since beside Kizuna we also see Trash #2, Tsugumi and Yomogi in the OP

[@IBradFrazer]

I straight up don't know what's going on lol. We are five episodes in, and it feels like nothing has happened.

[@DarkFrozenDepths]

I remember the manga having Fitoria show up to help fight the tortoise too. They really cut corners this season cause a lot of important details and even some of the cooler stuff was cut this time.

[@juanescoabr9035]

Hello there. I enjoyed the content you create. Very informative. Any shield Hero season 3? Started to watch it and feel like your content and commentary would make the episodes and experience of season 3 more enjoyable. Thank you

[@nikhilramawat2611]

Seriously they took soo much time for second season and what we got in the ending a total abomination of very good arc i don't mind if they took whole season 2 to cover only this arc but had to put 2 arc in only 1season with only 13 episode

[@doomdragon7956]

Thank you for always making these videos. I’ve been a fan of Shield Hero since volume 3 of English release and reading over comments it’s great that you’ve inspired others to pick up and read shield hero. Really unfortunate the start of S2 is confusing but hopefully people will enjoy the novels just as much as I have been.

[@CDodger24]

I still can't believe the Adamantoise from FFXIII is better looking than the Spirit Tortoise and that was 12 or 13 years ago.

[@boringrays]

oh snap the answer to this turmoil in the first few seconds! mad respect

[@Resh1337]

Your videos are what makes the anime more enjoyable ! Tysm for the vid!

[@kadenmcinnis2440]

I think I hold the record for most times rewatching ur videos bro. Especially the danmachi and mushoku tensei videos

[@12champion]

By far my favorite channel for explaining and filling in the gaps

[@KazeShikamaru]

I get people of the LN to have an issue with this arc because it is seen a bad due to poor pacing. The anime could have fixed this but skipping over shit is hurting the overall show to a point I bet even the people calling the arc bad can see the damage being done.

[@bobbenson6825]

Thanks for making such a confusing and jumbled story so much clearer. it gives me enough hope that I'll give it more time to at least approach my interest in the first season. There's too much great anime competing for attention now.

[@vincentiusalexander4734]

Been waiting for this! Thankyou for great content!

[@josemaldonado4259]

Really enjoy the cut content videos you make. Thanks for taking the time to make them.

[@AniNews]

Thanks for taking the time to watch them :)

[@joedelao2090]

You are one of my best go to's for news about anime and the industry in general. You're always reliable and the news is always truthful. And the discussions always good too.

[@ThisBunnyFlies]

The Genshin music in the background was a nice touch to this video.☺️ I always love how in depth you go because I was honestly feeling a bit lost with all the left out bits. It felt like they were going kinda fast, even though I didn’t exactly know what was left out so thank you! 😊

[@markvicferrer]

Anime only & it really felt like they were fast forwarding this arc and lots of stuff was left out. Thanks for making this content.

[@DeRickz69420]

These vids are saving my watching experience of Shield Hero S2

[@warrengaiennie1011]

I really wish this season didn’t feel so rushed. I hope the pace gets more even

[@joseph86255]

I think the next arc will be better.

[@grimshock6983]

All that time we waited with delays and they skip stuff. WE WANT THE STORY.

[@josebarajas1998]

Thanks! I always look forward to your next video, regardless of the anime its always superb.

[@AniNews]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@chancehenderson4912]

Thanks for always making great videos I enjoy the way you explain things to me it's easy to follow

[@damen9578]

It sounds like the tortoise is an antibody for the world. While the waves are a disease. To me anyway.

[@BladeJaxx]

Thanks for making these videos, context is everything and the anime is missing that. Were getting a lot less introspection from Naofumi as the main character as well so its making it harder to relate with him and his struggle.

[@HeartYgo]

I cannot wait for the next week epsidoes 5 6 and maybe 7 cut content.. YES

[@cnlbenmc]

Well they're definitely trying to speedrun this season...

[@ultrad-rex1389]

Since the anime could not pull off the incredible stuff, I officially resorted to using light novels and manga to gather the whole story. These make me love _The Rising of the Shield Hero_ even more since the anime's second season is inadequate! Thank you for sharing the missing content from the anime! Makes the story sound far more logical! Keep up the excellent work! God bless!

[@AstronScion]

thank you. don't knowwhat the studio was thinking

[@goldengaming3917]

Love the videos.

[@jhonblackclover5272]

thanks ani News for the video it really helps with the convoluted mess this season of shield hero has become

[@abe9811]

I don't understand why the writers thought all this cut content is a good thing

[@raymondliu8449]

love the vids

[@ArchaeaChasma]

Coming back and watching is honestly amazing considering there’s a confirmed 4th season now

[@Joanh75]

🧐🤔 Why didn’t he make the avatar his slave? And doing so he would’ve made the turtle his slave. Did someone not think this through? If he can make the floodio queen his slave and he can surely may the spirit Tortoise his slave to. Shoot he could’ve made his own fortress on the back of the turtle. If the shield hero was going to have a spirit beast you think it would be a turtle! Maybe I’m thinking too deeply into this.

[@SliceXShadow]

Well, I guess ill go start reading the manga now.

[@andrewisbetterthanyou]

I think that this arc is just supposed set up the next one. Hopefully, the second half of this season and all of next season are better and take the pacing back to what it felt like in S1.

[@rene280195]

Yea but what happen the next time the peoducers found an arc that they see as bad? Another half a season or an entire one of bad content/weird content?

[@andrewisbetterthanyou]

@@rene280195 I don't think it was that they found the arc "as bad". They probably got hit hard by covid, and it forded delays and changes to what was originally planned. They probably decided to cut some content for the sake of the rest of the show. Hopefully. Again, it's just what I think. Never made that claim you said out of nowhere.

[@rene280195]

@@andrewisbetterthanyou oh no, I don't think You made any claim, my comment is that when You (the producers) take this kind of decisitions to "cut a hand to save the arm", You do so to achieve a better outcome (or at least a less bad one), but You can grow bold with that decision making, like with fillers or clichés, if You line too much in it to save face, You get dependent of it. What worries me is that to keep delivering a serie the take a rout that end up saving the torse but cutting the hands, the legs and one arm, because they stopped trying to save anything that seens difficult ti do or time consumming or expensive. Again I don't think You are making any estatement, this is me expresing my fear for the serie's future.

[@andrewisbetterthanyou]

@@rene280195 thanks for clarifying!

[@kjyu]

yay, you are totally saving the series, anime makes so little sense..

[@snortonnorton2478]

Love this channel

[@turfgaming2149]

Thanks for letting me know the gaps in the story lol.

[@ClaudioProductionsX]

I really want to believe they're rushing this arc because they found it boring so they're rushing until they get to the next arc, in which they'll fix the pacing.

[@kertgp8275]

haven't watched season two yet but hearing al this bad news i may Just purchase the novels and read them instead. This is the reason why i never touched Arifureta hearing your analyst and seeing what they did on ep one made me drop the show completely. I just hope RE zero if its gets a season 3 and Overlord 4 isn't a complete train reck

[@ericgonzalez934]

Thank you for the video

[@faithlessarv]

I literally don't remember the plot of this anime after Naofumi wins against the royal family.

[@BornToWarStyLe]

Love you dude

[@tastysteak9943]

IMO as a ln reader This feels so rushed, at least from the released ep. Lets wait and see Overlord S4 can't come soon enough!

[@kas1212har]

the intro exactly describes what I feel of this ark so far which feels like filler arc

[@Ender_Wiggin]

good to know it is not going well. i will wait till it is all out then I will watch it

[@jackbelmont4389]

Legit i feel like season 2 started at neck breaking speed. And yes i also felt like the turtle was down graded

[@idreadFell365]

Thanks! It really sucks knowing the anime isn’t up to co in adaptation. This including season 1.

[@kennymoad873]

I love the first season but the second season is leaving something to be desired like they skipped quite a bit and I feel like I'm lost watching it like I came in mid-season or something

[@mypizza4715]

With their efforts to speed through this arc, they absolutely butchered it in the process. Which is truly disappointing

[@YCA95]

TY AniNews!

[@ClockworkGearhead]

Not just the lack of context, but not a single bit of investment in the characters. Like, part of what made the first season good was the intense opposition of opinions between the Shield Hero and the other three. They're just gone. Everyone just agrees in this season. The parts where there _were_ legit conflict have been skimmed over or skipped.

[@nelsonpagan4088]

Thank you for the video please keep them up.(love your content)

[@WolfHunter732]

I did notice that the turtle was the reason for saving the world or saving its people and how saving the world would need great cost. Also seeing some of the details that they have not shown was good to see.

[@pyrphoros8739]

Watching episode 10 i realy need the cut content. I was extremly happy getting a Raphtalia centered episode, but the whole execution was rushed and butched and fullfilled none off the hughe potential.

[@renebarrera6260]

Thanks!

[@grimshock6983]

I’m now scared about Mushoku Tensei season 2

[@mypyroblast]

I'm still waiting for the day when you upload a 20 second video saying something like "On this episode of X Cut content I'll be talking about..... Nothing, because the anime adaptation was actualy pretty good and faithful to the scource material" KEKW, never happening I predict!

[@Nenkai115]

W but why do studios always cut out important things

[@Wslasher]

I'm doing some research & do you think that parts of this arc were cut was due to the production issue? Like wasn't this season suppose to air of September of last year?

[@huntergman8338]

I was so disappointed with this season. Ugh.... how I wish they redid the season. Sadly, redoing of art in general is a rare thing.

[@Vendr1ck]

no more cut content from this anime ?

[@jacinto1477]

Im only continuing to watching this because even the author himself said he regretted this arc, so I'm going to give the benefit of doubt

[@tastysteak9943]

Wait. Did he? Any source of that?

[@drlovec6925]

when was this. post the link did he say on why his series got delayed?

[@jacinto1477]

@@tastysteak9943 sorry I don't have a source for that, but I do remember seeing it on mal

[@jacinto1477]

@@drlovec6925 sorry no link. I hate to be THAT guy, but TRUST ME BRO

[@alexdima2010]

Why no more shield hero videos?😓

[@SG003]

No one even thought to copy the writings, the whole shield hero world is stupid. You can copy the messege even you can't read the language, just draw the symbols

[@VendettaProduction01]

I understand skipping stuff for time but man this seasons is so rushed feeling. The first four episodes of the first season don’t even seem like the same thing compared to this season. They just keep skipping anything that’s half way interesting.

[@julianpumarejo8719]

Thank you sencerely. I'm not gonna watch this season but I will still watch your content on it. Although I wonder, If someone dicided to skip this season, do you recommend to read the lightnovel?

[@grapesvine]

I'm still waiting for part 2 of that Iskandar video, it has almost been a year.

[@jjnix9517]

I still like it and it's explain decently

[@juanhaines7295]

Its a shame how many isekai anime don't do the mangas justice.

[@fenrir_Lokison9]

Hello. Would you mind making a video about Miyamoto Musashi from Fate Grand Order? Greetings.

[@nervousguy]

By the way... In episode 1 or 2, the other 3 heroes looked like they straight up declined to fight the turtle disaster at all. If I were only watching the anime, 3heroes just basically said "this disaster isn't the waves, we we are out". Now suddenly they have fought the turtle and lost? And are lost? Like... Where exactly did we get that informatiom from. In the anime it was just mentioned "oh by the way, this" in passing like Naofumi was looking for them all along. When in fact it hadn't been mentioned before.